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Come join a Kripalu Yoga class with Sheila Miller at Rosedale United Church in central Toronto! Private classes in Sheila's home studio or your home or office are also available.Kripalu yoga is a mindful and slow style of Asana practice (yoga poses). Classes begin with fluid warm-ups and centered breathing followed by postures, modified for the students' individual needs. We build strength and focus by holding the poses and deepening the breath. Kripalu yoga is called the yoga of compassion.The benefits of yoga include relaxation, improved body consciousness, balance, flexibility, strength, compassion and insight. Classes and workshops are at Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Dr. at Glen Rd. Running since 1999!Fall 2011Mondays, 1:45-3 Sept 12 - Dec 19 (No class Thanksgiving Monday) $196 for the 14 class session (All prices include HST)Tuesdays 7-8:15 Sept 13 - Dec 20 $210 for the 15 class sessionWinter 2012Mondays, 1:45-3 Jan 9 - March 5 (No class Family Day) $112 for the 8 class sessionTuesdays 7-8:15 Jan 10 - March 6$126 for the 9 class sessionSpring 2011Mondays 1:45-3 March 21 - June 20 (No class Easter Monday and Victoria Monday) $168 for the 12 class sessionTuesdays 7-8:15 March 22 - June 14 $182 for the 13 class sessionOn Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings, Sheila also co-leads a Yoga and Meditation class with one of the ministers of Rosedale United Church in the sanctuary of the church. This class is open people of all beliefs and affiliations. For more information, see http://rosedaleunited.org/spiritual-care/yoga-meditation/ or call Sheila.
Classes
Simple Yoga: Lotus Pose Preparation
Simple Yoga: Downward Dog and Puppy Dog
Simple Yoga Stress Busters: Twist in a Chair
Simple Yoga: Warrior Two
Yoga Breathing Part 1
How To Do Simple Yoga: Supported Back Bend
Yoga Breathing Part 2
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In the Meditation Workshop we will discuss the hows and whys of meditation, do some simple stretching and breathing to prepare, learn tools for training your attention for meditation and integrating the experience, and then do a long sit. The workshop is open to those with or without other yoga or meditation experience. Chairs are available.The January 14 workshop is a special Introduction to Meditation Workshop with shorter sits and more explanation. We will still finish with a 40-45 minute session. The following workshops will alternate Metta (Lovingkindness) and Vipasana (Insight or Mindfulness Meditation) with a variety of exercises and angles.Workshops are at Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Dr. at Glen Rd. in central Toronto, or if the group is small, in a home near Rosedale subway station. Saturdays from 2-5, January 14 & 28, February 25, March 31, April 28, May 26, 2012. $35 each paid at least a week in advance or $45. (All prices include HST)
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Sheila offers Shiatsu treatments by referral in her home clinic or house calls. She also teaches one introductory Saturday afternoon workshop in February for those who would like to understand more of the principles of Shiatsu. Scroll down for more information about the workshop.Shiatsu is a Japanese style of therapeutic massage. Shiatsu promotes natural healing through the comfort of touch and deep relaxation, following the energy balancing principles of acupuncture.From the oriental perspective, aches and pains are caused by blocked energy in the body. If these blocks are not released, the pain can become chronic and lead to disease. Shiatsu eases blocked energy through gentle stretching and by activating the acupressure points and energy lines of the body.For relaxation, prevention, rebalancing chronic conditions, and for the symptomatic relief of tension and pain, try Shiatsu!A shiatsu session usually lasts one hour and includes consultation and feedback. A single Shiatsu massage is deeply relaxing and increases body consciousness. A series of weekly Shiatsu sessions increases the power of each massage for deeper work. For a chronic condition, a series of Shiatsu sessions is recommended.The client wears stretchy or loose fitting clothes such as a t-shirt and sweatpants, and rests on a futon on the floor. No massage oil is used.The Shiatsu Workshop will be Saturday February 26, 2011 from 2-5 at Rosedale United Church in central Toronto, 159 Roxborough Dr. at Glen Rd. For more information do call or email.The workshop will introduce the basic principles of the five element theory of Oriental Medicine, upon which Shiatsu (Japanese massage) is based. We will do some stretches (Makahos) for the meridians (energy lines) associated with the five elements, learn self-help techniques, then a partner massage sequence. Loose fitting or stretchy clothes are recommended as Shiatsu is practiced fully clothed. Come with a friend or on your own.
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Sheila Miller, M.Mus., has been teaching private music lessons for 25 years. She teaches all levels of singing, beginner and intermediate flute and beginner piano. She currently sees about 20 students a week in her home studio three short blocks from Rosedale subway station in central Toronto. Sheila prepares interested students for Royal Conservatory of Music exams and the Kiwanis Festival and she organizes two student concerts a year for performance experience and fun!Sheila holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Universite de Montreal and a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Perfmance from McGill University, as well as Grade X Flute with required theory from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She won scholarships and competitions during her training and appeared as soloist with the Montreal Symphony under Charles Dutoit and in many churches. Sheila has a wealth of choral experience, including the Montreal Symphony Chorus and National Youth Choir. She enjoys teaching all ages and levels, including musicianship and sight singing. Sheila is a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association (ORMTA). Sheila's knowledge of posture and breathing is informed by her many years of yoga teaching and practice experience. She has been a certified and active Kripalu Yoga Teacher since 1998.
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Sheila Miller, M.Mus., is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Shiatsu and CranioSacral Therapist, and singing and piano teacher. She has been practicing yoga since 1989 and teaching since 1998. Sheila completed her basic teacher training certification with the Kripalu Center in Massachussetts in 1998 and her 500 hour advanced teacher training there in 2004. In the summer of 2009 she spent 7 weeks training and travelling in India. In 2004 she studied intensively with Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten in Molivos, Greece and in 2002 completed an advanced teacher training with yoga teacher and author Donna Farhi. Sheila teaches at Rosedale United Church, Extreme Fitness, and private classes or groups in offices and students' homes.Sheila also practices and studies Buddhist meditation. She has enjoyed meditation retreats with master teachers at the Tushita Centre in Dharamsala, India (where she also taught yoga), Gaia House in England, Plum Village in France, Wat Suan Mokh in Thailand, Insight Meditation Society in the U.S., and Northwoods Mindfulness Community in Canada. This past summer she did a monthlong training at Tara Mandala, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation centre in Colorado.Sheila has been practicing Shiatsu (Japanese massage) and CranioSacral Therapy since 1994. She completed a two-year Shiatsu training at Dragon and Phoenix School of Shiatsu in Montreal and studied Shiatsu for Maternity Care with Suzanne Yates, who is based in the U.K. She studied CranioSacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute. She is a Licensed Holistic Practitioner.In 1994 Sheila completed a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance at Universite de Montreal. In 1991 she completed a B.Music degree in Vocal Performance at McGill University. Her singing teacher at McGill recommended yoga to improve her breathing for singing opera!Sheila's training has included:www.kripalu.orgwww.angela-victor.comwww.donnfarhi.co.nzwww.hiyogacentre.comwww.dharma.orgwww.plumvillage.orgwww.suanmokh.orgwww.tushita.infowww.taramandala.orgwww.dragonphoenixshiatsu.comwww.wellmother.orgwww.upledger.comSee what people are blogging...http://obsidianblooms.blogspot.com/2011/03/seeing-whats-possible.html
